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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur Speaker

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz ?
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
50-54 MHz: 1.58 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
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Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m ?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
RF-output AM: 250 W, SSB: 250 W, CW: 300 W AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance ? 50Ω ?
Other - - Clamps input
Tulip line out

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-16 V DC None
Current RX - 1.5 A ?
TX ? 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1963 in USA Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 530 × 290 × 420 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.54 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
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Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 31 channels in 3 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL and VFO IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-000500 KENWOOD-TS-000680S KENWOOD-SP-000031